Solenopsis molesta (Say, 1836)

Guénard, Benoit, Mccaffrey, Katherine A., Lucky, Andrea & Dunn, Rob R., 2012, Ants of North Carolina: an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 3552, pp. 1-36 : 26-27

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scientific name	Solenopsis molesta (Say, 1836)
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Distribution in North Carolina: All regions. Counties: BL, CO, CU, DP, FO, FR, GU, HA, HY, JH, ON, RB, ST, WK (material examined) and AN, BN, CA, CR, CT, DU, GS, HE, IR, JA, LI, ME, MO, OR, UN, WY (in literature).

Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Ipser et al. 2004), SC ( Davies 2009), TN ( Dennis 1938, Lessard et al. 2007) and VA ( Kjar 2009).

Solenopsis pergandei Forel, 1901 (rarely collected species)

Distribution in North Carolina: Coastal Plain. County: DP (in literature).

Distribution in surrounding states: GA (MacGown 2012b) and SC ( Davies 2009).

Solenopsis picta Emery, 1895 (rarely collected species)

Distribution in North Carolina: Southern part of the state. Counties: HE (material examined) and CT (in literature).

Distribution in surrounding states: GA (MacGown 2012b) and SC ( Davies 2009).

References

Davies, T. S. (2009) The ants of South Carolina. PhD thesis, Clemson University 290 pages.

Dennis, C. A. (1938) The distribution of ant species in Tennessee with reference to ecological factors. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 31, 267 - 308.

Ipser, R. M., Brinkman, M. A., Gardner, W. A. & Peeler, H. B. (2004) A survey of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Georgia. Florida Entomologist, 87, 253 - 260.

Kjar, D. S. (2009) The ant community of a Riparian Forest in the Dyke Marsh Preserve, Fairfax County, Virginia, and a checklist of Mid-Atlantic Formicidae. Banisteria, 33, 3 - 17.

Lessard, J. P., Dunn, R. R., Parker, C. R. & Sanders, N. J. (2007) Rarity and diversity in forest ant assemblages of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Southeastern Naturalist, 1, 215 - 218.